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JLPT N3 · Mimetic words: how things are done

ぎっしり

tightly packed

Stroke order of ぎっしり

4 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ぎ · 6 strokesっ · 1 strokesし · 1 strokesり · 2 strokes

Memory trick

GISSHIRI — 'gift-shirts' packed tight into the suitcase.

Parts: Mimetic adverb; tightly packed.

The characters in ぎっしり

  • ぎ ぎ — gi (6 strokes)
  • し し — shi (1 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

かばんに本がぎっしり入っている。

かばんにほんがぎっしりはいっている。

The bag is packed full of books.

More words: Mimetic words: how things are done

ゆったりloose; comfortableこっそりsecretly; on the slyぎりぎりjust barely; at the last minuteたっぷりplenty; generouslyきちんとproperly; neatlyさっさとquickly; promptlyてきぱきbriskly; efficientlyぐずぐずdawdlingだらだらsluggishly; dragging onごちゃごちゃmessy; clutteredすらすらsmoothly; fluentlyじっくりcarefully; thoroughly

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